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Essay

On Trailing the Life of Helena Rubinstein

Earlier this week, Michèle Fitoussi wrote about her fascination with Helena Rubinstein and her decision to write the biography Helena Rubinstein: The Woman Who…

Michèle Fitoussi

July 15, 2014

Essay

My Favorite Wandering Jews

Stephanie Feldman is a graduate of Barnard College. Her debut novel, The Angel of Losses, will be published by Ecco on July 29th. She will be blogging here all week…

Stephanie Feldman

July 15, 2014

Cover of The Harness Maker's Dream: Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas

The Harness Maker’s Dream: Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas

Cover of GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation

GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation

Deborah Dash Moore

Cover of Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

David von Drehle

Cover of Ilan Stavans: Eight Conversations

Ilan Stavans: Eight Conversations

Cover of Rescued from the Third Reich: How One of Hitler's Soldiers Saved the Life of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Rescued from the Third Reich: How One of Hitler’s Soldiers Saved the Life of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Bryan Mark Rigg

Cover of In our Hearts we were Giants: The Remarkable Story of the Lilliput Troupe-A Dwarf Family's Survival of the Holocaust

In our Hearts we were Giants: The Remarkable Story of the Lilliput Troupe‑A Dwarf Family’s Survival of the Holocaust

Yehuda Koren & Ellat Negev

Cover of The Book of Job: A Biography

The Book of Job: A Biography

Cover of Antisemitism and the American Far Left

Antisemitism and the American Far Left

Stephen H. Norwood

Cover of The Origins and Onset of the Romanian Holocaust

The Origins and Onset of the Romanian Holocaust

Cover of The Collaboration: Hollywood's Pact with Hitler

The Collaboration: Hollywood’s Pact with Hitler

Cover of Hitler and the Nazi Cult of Film and Fame

Hitler and the Nazi Cult of Film and Fame

Cover of Countrymen: The Untold Story of How Denmark's Jews Escaped the Nazis, of the Courage of Their Fellow Danes—and of the Extraordinary Role of the SS

Countrymen: The Untold Story of How Denmark’s Jews Escaped the Nazis, of the Courage of Their Fellow Danes — and of the Extraordinary Role of the SS

Cover of The Boxer's Story: Fighting for My Life in the Nazi Camps

The Boxer’s Story: Fighting for My Life in the Nazi Camps

Nathan Shapow with Bob Harris

Cover of Defending the City of God: A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem

Defending the City of God: A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem